When you try to create a Read-Only Domain Controller (RODC) Install from Media (IFM) or a RODC Sysvol IFM by using the Ntdsutil.exe tool on a Windows Server 2008-based computer, you may receive the following error message:

Source: ESENT
Date: DateTimeEvent ID: 494
Level: Error
User: UsernameComputer: Domain Controller NameDescription:
NTDS (4676) Database recovery failed with error -1216 because it encountered references to a database, ‘D :\< Folder Location>\Active Directory\ntds.dit', which is no longer present. The database was not brought to a Clean Shutdown state before it was removed (or possibly moved or renamed). The database engine will not permit recovery to complete for this instance until the missing database is re-instated. If the database is truly no longer available and no longer required, procedures for recovering from this error are available in the Microsoft Knowledge Base or by following the "more information" link at the bottom of this message